Skirt-trimmer.



E. O. BLEGHSOHMIDT.

SKIRT TRIMMER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.27, 190s.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL O. BLECHSOHMIDT, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

SKIRT-TRIMMER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL O. BLECH- SCHMIDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and resident of Rock Island, Illi-' nois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Skirt-Trimmers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt trimming or cuttingdevices, and has for its object the production of a device by means ofwhich any garment may be cut on a line at-any desired length.

A further object is the production of a device by means of which clothmay be cut into strips of uniform width.

A further object is the production of a device by means of whichbuttonholes may be accurately spaced and heme gaged.

A further object is the production of a device that can be readilyadjusted, cheaply constructed, and is least liable to disarrangement ofparts.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bymy device, embodiments of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents a front view in perspective of mydevice in position for opera tion. Fig. 2 is a rear view in perspective,of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a modified form of myclamp.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

Referring now the drawings-4: represents an upright standard providedwith a slot 5 and a graduated scale 6. This standard is secured to asupport or foot 7 preferably provided with upturned ends 88-.

The numeral 9 represents a horizontal bar or clamping member which issecured to a sliding member 10 by means of bolts or rivets 11.

The standard 1 is preferably provided with side flanges 12 forming achannel within which the sliding member 10 is adapted to travel. A bolt13 passes through this upright, terminating in a nut 14 adapted to pressagainst the face of the standard and hold the bar or clamping member inplace. A thumb-screw 15 passes through the base 16 of the sliding member10, by means of which thumb-screw any article may be held securelywithin the clamping member.

In Fig. 8, I have shown the sliding member 10 provided with a forwardlyproject- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 2'7, 1908.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Serial No. 412,718.

1 ing lug 17 adapted to extend through the slot 5, the bolt 13 passingthrough the opening 18. A horizontal bar or clamping member ispreferably constructed, as shown, of a thin piece of metal folded uponitself, the central portion being cut away at 19, the ends 20 formingsupports for any article placed within the clamping member. The spacebetween the two members forms a re cess within which the blade of thescissors rests.

The operation of my device is as follows: lVhen the device is to be usedas a trimmer, or in any position in which scissors are used, one blade21 of the scissors is placed within the clamping member and thethumb-screw l5 screwed down, tightly clasping the blade in place. Thisleaves the other blade 22 free to operate in cutting the cloth orarticle to be cut. The sliding member 10 moves within the channel formedby the flanges on either side of the support, thus maintaining the barand scissors on a horizontal plane, the height of which may be regulatedby means of the graduated scale on the face of the standard. The base orfoot 7 may be perfectly flat and at right angles to the standard, but Ifind, in practice, that better results are attained by having the endsof the foot turned upwardly, thus preventing the end of the foot fromcatching in the carpet or any slight obstruction on the floor or base onwhich the trimmer is moved. If desired, the flanges on the sides of thestandard may be dispensed with, and a sliding member (as shown in Fig.3) used, in which the horizontal position of the guiding member ismaintained by means of the lug or ear 17 traveling within the slot 5.

This device is of extremely simple construction, there being only twoscrew members, with nothing to become disarranged or get out of order,and by its use garments may be trimmed to any desired length, orbuttonholes cut at any desired height, simply by adjusting the positionof the clamping member within the slot.

In spacing buttonholes, gaging hems, or cutting cloth in strips, thedevice (with the scissors) is turned and used on its side.

It is evident that this device can also be used as a marker by insertinga piece of cloth within the clamping member, or the clamping memberitself may be slightly modified in form so as to more readily hold apiece of chalk or other marking medium. The foot and standard can bemade from one piece, and the bar and sliding member of a single piece,thus forming practically the entire trimmer from two pieces.

It will be noted that in using my device any ordinary pair of scissorscan be used; and after a pair has once been inserted and clamped inplace, they can be removed and reinserted without changing the clampscrews, owing to the resiliency of the clamping bar.

I claim:

1. A skirt trimmer comprising a base, a slotted graduated standardmounted thereon and provided with guiding flanges, a sliding bracketmounted on said standard and adapted to slide between said guidingflanges, scissor supporting means mounted thereon comprising a strip ofmetal folded on itself and rigidly mounted horizontally on said bracket,and a pair of scissors horizontally mounted within the recess formed bythe folding of said strip.

2. A skirt trimmer comprising a base, a slotted graduated standardmounted thereon and provided with guiding flanges, a sliding bracketmounted on said standard and adapted to slide between said guidingflanges, scissor supporting means mounted thereon comprising a strip ofmetal folded on itself and rigidly mounted horizontally on said bracket,a pair of scissors horizontally mounted within the recess formed by thefolding of said strip, and a portion of the back of said folded stripbeing cut away to permit the operation of said scissors.

Signed by me at Rock Island, Illinois, this 15th day of January, 1908.

'EMIL O. BLECHSCHMIDT.

Witnesses G. W. KoNn, J. D. VAN BUREN.

